Many essential things must be considered when finding the right fertility clinic abroad. For example, the legal situation of the countries, the treatment options, and techniques offered by the respective clinics.
Therefore, today we would like to make this search a little easier for you and give you the necessary information about Greece as a treatment country. Everyone knows about the beautiful Greek landscapes and the delicious food. Still, few know about the laws and possibilities of reproductive medicine.
These are the advantages Greece has to offer as a treatment country:
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
- PGT-A or Aneuploidy Screening
This test enables us to determine whether individual chromosomes are present or missing in addition to the usual set of chromosomes (such as Down’s or Turner’s syndrome).
- PGT-SR
In this technique, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, structural rearrangements (SR) of the chromosomes are diagnosed.
- PGT-M or screening for monogenetic diseases.
This technique can detect genetic diseases with an inheritance pattern, such as cystic fibrosis. This allows us to transfer only unaffected embryos.
Anonymous, but also open egg donation
Thanks to Greece’s favorable legal situation, it is possible to carry out anonymous or open egg donations. Many other countries do not offer this treatment, as in Germany, or only anonymously, as in Spain.
Transfer of more than one embryo
Some countries stipulate that only one embryo may be used per transfer at any time. Still, this is different in Greece, and it is possible to transfer more than one embryo.
Sperm, egg, and embryo freezing.
With advanced vitrification techniques, it is possible to freeze sperm, eggs, and embryos and preserve them without damaging them.
Surrogacy
This is a treatment in which an embryo, created either by fertilizing the patient’s or a donor’s eggs with the partner’s or a donor’s sperm, is transferred to another woman’s womb to carry it to the term for the couple.
In many countries, this treatment is not possible. In Greece, the surrogate mother must be between 25 and 45 years old. At the same time, she must already be the mother of at least one child and not have undergone more than two cesarean sections.
Treatments for singles
Women who wish to have children but do not have a partner can have fertility treatment in Greece using sperm from a donor.
Treatments for lesbian couples
In some countries, treatments for lesbian couples, such as ROPA, are not allowed. However, the option exists in Greece, allowing two women to share motherhood.
Treatments possible up to the age of 54
The woman’s age is often one of the main reasons couples turn to a fertility clinic. There is often a limit to this, which is under 50, but in the case of Greece, this is 54, allowing many older women to still be able to become mothers.
There is also another important advantage: good travel connections and inexpensive accommodation.
People often forget one very important aspect of infertility treatment abroad: traveling to and staying in the country of treatment. Another advantage of fertility treatment in Greece is the good flight connections, accommodation prices, and cultural offers.
For further details or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
